Turkey weaponised Interpol system to persecute critics, new study exposes
The Turkish government’s blatant abuse of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to persecute, harass and intimidate critics and opponents is much worse than...
Jailed journalist Ünal: By arresting journalists you cannot save yourselves from Dec. 17-25 graft...
Former Ankara Representative of now-closed Zaman daily, Mustafa Ünal, who was standing trial after 419 days in pretrial detention, targeted the the corrupt government...
Report: Suspicious abductions in Turkey raise fears of state role
A series of mysterious kidnappings in Turkey is bringing back the fear of forced disappearances by state agencies in the mid-1990s, Politico has reported.
According...
Turkish courts order continuation of all jailed journalists’ imprisonments
İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court in the notorious Silivri Prison compound and the 26th Heavy Penal Court at İstanbul’s Çağlayan courthouse have ordered the...
Jailed Turkish journalist Parıldak given courage award by Norwegian rights group
Ayşenur Parıldak, a 27-year-old reporter from Turkey’s now-closed Zaman newspaper who has been behind bars for 13 months, was named the recipient of the...
Jailed Zaman editor Ünal says before Turkish court: We are journalists, not terrorists
Former Zaman daily Ankara Representative Mustafa Ünal, who is standing trial after 419 days in pretrial detention, said on Monday that he and other...
Trial of Turkey’s leading newspaper’s layout designer resumes after 419 days in jail
A prominent newspaper layout designer who has been jailed since August 5, 2016 on trumped-up charges is set to appear for a fifth hearing...
At least 110 thousand dismissed public servants applied for Turkey’s controversial OHAL Commission
At least 110,000 former public servants, who had been suspended with the statutory decrees that the government issued under the rule of emergency which...
Turkey’s largest trial of journalists opens on Monday
The first trial hearing is set to start on Monday against 30 leading journalists and newspaper executives in the case where the prosecutor demands...
Legal expert says Turkish gov’t and intelligence blackmail people over ByLock app
Lawyer Murat Akkoç, an experienced lawyer publishing analysis on the ByLock trials and sample defense petitions, has said that Turkish government, intelligence and security...
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This report analyzes UN findings on Turkey’s post-2016 counterterrorism measures targeting people with alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement.
Drawing on opinions of...
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey in 2025, a year marked by continued democratic...
Weaponized Diplomacy: How Erdoğan Uses Turkish Missions for Transnational Repression
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Human Rights in Turkey: 2024 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2024.
Throughout the year Turkey continued...
Dehumanizing a Legacy: How Fethullah Gülen’s Death Triggered a Campaign of Hate Speech in...
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Family Punishment in Turkey: How Erdoğan Uses the Nazi Practice of Sippenhaft
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This report focuses on how the Turkish government, under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has used family punishment against his opponents.
Sippenhaft, also known as...
Human Rights in Turkey: 2023 in Review
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This report highlights the most important developments in the area of human rights in Turkey during the year 2023.
The May 2023 re-election of...